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Happy New Year!
December 31, 2009 – 11:42 am | One Comment
Happy New Year!

What a year!
When we started HAMO in the spring of this year we thought we were going to do a health and hygiene drive, maybe collect extra hotel soaps and a thousand diapers and wipes – …

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25,000 Nappies Later We’ve Hit the 100K Mark!
November 15, 2009 – 8:00 am | 10 Comments
25,000 Nappies Later We’ve Hit the 100K Mark!

The internet is a really crazy place.
You can never be sure who will stop by your website, hear your tweets and calls to action.
Well. Somehow through the web, the folks at Huggies caught wind of …

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What Not to Donate
June 19, 2009 – 9:04 am | 3 Comments
What Not to Donate

We appreciate all of your donations, we really do, but while sorting supplies we found some things in our drop bins that are, shall we say, somewhat less than useful. Things like ancient, stained baby …

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15,000 Diapers!
June 17, 2009 – 9:01 am | 6 Comments
15,000 Diapers!

Diapers galore, by tangobaby.
I think it’s safe to say that our May Diaper Donation Drive was a smashing success: In one month, our supporters donated 15,000 diapers to families in need, plus thousands of travel-sized …

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San Francisco Single Mom of 3 Still Homeless
April 29, 2009 – 9:31 pm | One Comment
San Francisco Single Mom of 3 Still Homeless

Imagine trying to get you and your three children into a battered women’s shelter everyday, only to be told that they have no room for you.  Can’t try a regular homeless shelter because they won’t …

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What’s the Big Deal About Diapers?
April 27, 2009 – 11:07 pm | 8 Comments

Or, the origins of Help A Mother Out
A few months ago, Lisa and I were enjoying a rare night out without kids or spouses. Over happy-hour sushi and cocktails, our conversation took a more serious …

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